Textured Floral Card Trio - Simon Says Stamp August 2026 Card Kit

Good morning! I'm dropping by to share a few more cards using the newest August 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Made to Flourish! This month's kit is a wonderful and eclectic mix of florals - most of them aren't really designed to work together, but instead to give you lots of fun variety for whatever technique or style you want to use! The included Made to Flourish stamp set has some adorable floral and vase images, and super cute and playful sentiments. The coordinating dies are also included in the kit, which is amazing! There are some printed floral watercolor panels, a layered floral die, an embossing folder, beautiful floral ephemera, and that's all not to mention the cardbases, watercolor cardstock, Distress Crayons, and more! And, there are also several add on sets available in the store now!

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I had lots of fun with this fun layered set! I actually had recently picked up THIS pack of handmade paper from SSS, and used those as the base for my cards. I trimmed a couple pieces in half to make them perfectly sized for my cardfronts (which I trimmed slightly less wide, so they are 4"x5 1/2"). I scribbled each of the 3 Distress Crayons in my kit (Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn, and Fossilized Amber) onto my glass mat, misted with water, then smooshed the handmade paper onto them to get a soft background. They are SOOO pretty and textured - I love it! Once those dried, I added a couple of the Flowers Ephemera from the kit onto each one, popping up with foam, and a sentiment from the Made to Flourish stamp and die set, heat embossed in white on black cardstock. A few coordinating Dazzling Gems in Butter, Sprout, and Taffy, and then some May Arts jute string (I added more from my stash beyond the 12" in the kit) - and these cards were finished! Here is a closer look:

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Lovely Year Blooms - Simon Says Stamp August 2026 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm dropping by to share my first card using the newest August 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Made to Flourish! This month's kit is a wonderful and eclectic mix of florals - most of them aren't really designed to work together, but instead to give you lots of fun variety for whatever technique or style you want to use! The included Made to Flourish stamp set has some adorable floral and vase images, and super cute and playful sentiments. The coordinating dies are also included in the kit, which is amazing! There are some printed floral watercolor panels, a layered floral die, an embossing folder, beautiful floral ephemera, and that's all not to mention the cardbases, watercolor cardstock, Distress Crayons, and more! And, there are also several add on sets available in the store now!

The monthly card kit has lots of perks now when you sign up for the Subscription service! There is a video HERE you can watch to learn more!

This card actually started with that lovely die cut and layered floral image. It uses the Tim Holtz Sizzix Bloom Colorize thinlit die set included in the kit, and a bunch of my tiny scraps of SSS cardstocks. All the colors are linked below if you're curious about those! I pulled out one of the GORGEOUS new Sketched Florals watercolor card fronts, and realized it would be a good fit with my florals. I wanted to have it softly coordinate, and I didn't want to spend a ton of time watercoloring, so I went with one of my default faux watercolor techniques. I blended on some Lemonade, Ballerina, Tidepool, and Limelicious inks in random sections around the outer edges using my Detail Shading brushes. Then, I misted it well with water, let the colors blend and soften, and allowed it to dry completely (helping speed it up slightly with my heat tool). Before adding the florals, I added some gold splatter with my Starry Colors palette. Sentiment is from the included Made to Flourish stamp and die set - stamped in black and cut out with the coordinating dies. I die cut extra of the tiny sentiment without stamping, and stacked them up for dimension, since it was kind of thin and I didn't want to cut lots of small foam adhesive pieces. A few Dazzling Clear gems were the perfect finishing touch! Here is a closer look at all the soft, pretty, and pastel details:

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Pirate Ship Birthday - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I've got another simple little card using another of the adorable smaller sets from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't had a chance to put to use. I love a good silhouette, and this one is so cute. Who doesn't love a cute pirate ship?!? And sometimes missed birthdays happen, so a card to have on hand for those moments is just a good idea!

For this card, I created a layered wave background. To do this, I grabbed some Post it Tape, and tore along the long edge to get a rough texture, then used it to mask off the top of the card, and blend some Cadette ink over the lower section. I tore another piece so the pattern didn't repeat, masked down a bit further, and blended the same color a bit deeper, then repeated one more time for an even darker section at the bottom. Easy layered waves! Then I simply stamped the ship and sentiments from Oh Ship directly on the cardbase, rounded off one corner, added a few Surf Dazzling gems, and this card is done, and nearly one layer (if you skipped the gems it would be!). Here is a closer look:

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Burning Dumpster Birthday - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Whew...been a bit of a long silence here since the first of July, but finally starting to come up for air in the crazy workload, and have something fun to share again. I wanted to use some of the cute little recent sets from Simon Says Stamp - and this one was just calling my name. Anyone have one of those years where this would be the perfect birthday card? (((Raising my own hand!!!)))

I started off by stamping and heat embossing the image from Hot Mess onto watercolor paper, then coloring in with Altenew watercolors. While that dried, I masked out a line on a white cardbase with Post it Tape, and ink blended some Shark ink underneath to create a ground for it to run down the hill. I also heat embossed sentiments from the set on white paper. I added a bit of gold splatter to the background, then added the images and sentiment with foam tape, and finished off with a few Mandarin Dazzling gems to finish off! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Glow On Fox - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

 Good evening - and happy end of June! Finishing out the month with ONE more card with the new Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - one of those cards using a bunch of leftover items from other cards. Sometimes that is fun, because I combine things I might not have picked up to put together, but they end up working in a way I didn't plan or expect. Always a surprise!

The background was created with the negative piece from Dancing Meadows that I used on THIS card, layered over a cardbase created with Seashell cardstock. There are a couple A7 Arches tucked in on top of it, one from Ivory Glitter cardstock that was left from THIS card that posted this morning, and then I cut another one in the same size from white cardstock to offset for a shadow effect. I die cut another of the Dancing Meadows from Apricot cardstock, and grabbed some of those pieces to layer on the card. The fox is one from Clever Fox that I had stamped, stenciled, and die cut along with the ones I used on THIS card, THIS card, and THIS treat box. I also added a coordinating little bow with Prima twine around his neck. Sentiment is one I die cut and didn't use on the project I had planned to put it on - die cut from the new Glow On die with a secondary sentiment from EZ Strips Glow On Reverse Sentiment Strips. A few Dazzling Clear Gems tucked around finish this card off! Here are more photos of all the layers and details on this card:

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Simple Quirky Daisies - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

 Good morning! Today I've got a more clean and simple floral card, a little more on the cute and quirky side, but still using the new Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp. I love how floral cards can go anywhere from more elegant and fancy like last night's card, to cute and modern like today's card! Which style is your favorite?

For this card, I also used a new die set that is mostly designed for a larger size card - the A7 Arches die. The great thing about using this die for smaller sized cards is that it is taller and thinner, so you get an entirely different look. I love how it almost feels like the right size for stained glass! I cut a window from an A2 panel of white cardstock, then nested the same size and one size larger to create a frame from Ivory glitter cardstock. I backed the window with some Rainbow Splash Caramel cardstock, and popped the front panel up with foam adhesive. I die cut the new Quirky Daisies die set from Rainbow Splash Emerald cardstock, Simon Says Stamp Honey cardstock, and then white cardstock, and assembled, then tucked the bottom under the lower edge of the frame, and the flowers up with foam adhesive. Sentiment is from Cottagecore Flowers set, and a tiny row of Clear Dazzling Gems went up in the top right side of the arch. A tiny bow cut from Little Bows die set and more of the same glitter cardstock is the final touch! Here is a closer look:

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Wishing You Joy - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

  Good evening! Tonight I've got a stenciled and layered card with some beautiful flowers to share. I used a new coloring stencil that coordinates with one of my favorite older floral stamp sets - the new stencil was part of the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp! I love how it gave new life to this beautiful set!

I used the appropriately named Beautiful Flowers set for this card - beginning by stamping the image on a panel of white cardstock with Shark ink and leaving the stamp lined up in my MISTI. I used the new coordinating stencils to add color using Ballerina and Fairy for the lighter flowers, Punch and Cabernet for the deeper ones, then Aspen and Pine for the leaves. I then put that stenciled image back in my MISTI, and restamped over the top with Dolphin ink. I thought about stamping in black, but I loved the soft look of these florals with the gray ink! I then die cut it with the coordinating die, before carefully trimming it in half. I used a cardbase created with Starlight cardstock, and adhered my florals with foam squares. Next, I stamped the sentiments from the set directly on the cardbase, then masked off with a bit of low tack tape. I then added some gold splatters with my Starry Colors palette over the florals and the cardfront. Finished off with a few Trinity Gloss White Sparkle Gems! Here are more photos of these lovely blooms:

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